Ancestral Mask
Enchantment — Aura
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +2/+2 for each other enchantment on the battlefield.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Eternal Masters
- Price
- $2.74
- EDHREC rank
- #2132
Ancestral Mask scales off every enchantment on the entire battlefield, not just yours, which means a typical Commander table with three opponents loads it to double-digit power bonuses by the time it resolves. Two mana for that ceiling is the best rate aura-based strategies will ever find, and Stangg, Echo Warrior copying it for free makes the math obscene.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Stangg, Echo Warrior
Stangg, Echo Warrior creates a token copy of each Aura you cast targeting him, so Ancestral Mask hits twice on the same creature — doubling a bonus that's already counting every enchantment on the table.
Uril, the Miststalker
Uril, the Miststalker can't be targeted by opponents and gets +1/+1 for each Aura attached to it, so Ancestral Mask stacks multiplicatively with that base ability and turns Uril into a one-hit kill with almost no board state required.
Thrun, Breaker of Silence
Thrun, Breaker of Silence has hexproof and can't be countered, which means Ancestral Mask sticks with virtually no interaction possible — an unkillable threat wearing an uncounterable pump is exactly what mono-green voltron wants.
Ivy, Gleeful Spellthief
Ivy, Gleeful Spellthief copies any spell that targets only a single creature, so when you target an opponent's creature with Ancestral Mask, Ivy gets a free copy targeting herself — the card pulls double duty without spending extra resources.
Gylwain, Casting Director
Gylwain, Casting Director distributes Role tokens to creatures whenever you cast an Aura, and those Role tokens are themselves enchantments, so Ancestral Mask's bonus counts them — the engine feeds itself as the board fills up.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Ancestral Mask earns its reputation: three opponents means three times the enchantments to count, and the +2/+2 per enchantment clause regularly produces 20-plus power on a hexproof voltron creature by the mid-game. In Pauper it's a legitimate threat in Bogles-style shells, where common Auras pile up fast and the card's common printing makes it legal and affordable. Legacy technically allows it, but enchantment voltron isn't a competitive archetype there, so the format-legal label is academic. Ancestral Mask is a Commander card first, a Pauper card second, and a curiosity everywhere else.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$2.74 cheap tier
At $2.74, Ancestral Mask sits in the range where its power-to-price ratio is almost embarrassing — it's a staple in multiple high-synergy commander archetypes and still costs less than a booster pack. Demand from Uril, Thrun, and Stangg builds keeps a floor under it, so this isn't a card that drops to bulk.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Stangg, Echo Warrior
- Uril, the Miststalker
- Thrun, Breaker of Silence
- Ivy, Gleeful Spellthief
- Gylwain, Casting Director
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.